Nirmala Jyoti Ekka is an activist for women’s rights and a confidante for many marginalised populations in Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand state where she works for the urban dispossessed.  Nirmala Jyoti Ekka was a housewife taking care of her three children and husband, when she got involved with Video Volunteers in 2012. Today, five years later, Nirmala is an…

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Kadru Kumhar Toli, a slum settlement in Ranchi, Jharkhand, is home to about 250 families. 49 children in this community are below the age of 5 but there is no Anganwadi centre around. Community Correspondent Nirmala Ekka’s report shows that Anganwadi would go a long way in escalating the poor standards of education in the area.

CALL TO ACTION: Call Surabhi Singh, Child Development Project Officer for Ranchi district, on +91-9431312338, to demand that an Anganwadi be authorized and established for the residents of this area so that their children are given much needed access to education and basic healthcare.

In addition to basic healthcare, Anganwadis also provide basic pre-primary education and nutritious food to children. In KarduKumharToli, the lack of an Anganwadi here even more conspicuous. Residents have recently approached their local representative with an application for an Anganwadi, but little has been done about it since then.